Bung and faucet lock



April 2, 1935. WALKER 1,996,182

BUNG AND FAUCET LdcK Filed Feb. 8, 1954 I 5 Wwho' -FreZ Walker'- Patented Apr. 2, 1935 I 7 1 996 1 2 f UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE BUNG AND FAUCET LOCK Fred Walker, Morris, Ill., assignor to John Jochimowicz, Morris, Ill.

Application February 8, 1934, Serial No. 710,339

1 Claim. (01. 220-85) This invention has for its object the proviface of the disk 5 or the outer boss thereon. The sion of simple means whereby unauthorized access threaded shank 9 has one end portion extended to the filling or outlet ports of tanks or barrels or laterally, as shown at M, and terminates in an eye other containers for gasoline and similar fluids I5, in which is fitted the uppermost link of a short 5 will be prevented. It is also an object of the inchain t6, the lowermost link of said chain car- 5 vention to provide a device for the stated purpose rying a staple I! which may be engaged over which will include an element engageable in bung the faucet 3 and the handle I8 thereof and carries holes of different sizes in order to close the same. a padlock is below the faucet, as clearly shown in The invention is illustrated in the accompanying Figure l.

10 drawing and consists in certain novel features In fitting this device to a container, the locking 10 which will be fully described and specifically 'bar It) and nut l2 are disposed adjacent the end pointed out. of the threaded shank 8 so that they may be In the drawing, easily inserted through the filling port or bung Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of a portion hole of the container and assume a position of a container having the present invention apagainst the inner surface of the end or side wall 15 plied thereto, of the container. The closure disk is then shifted Figure2 is a perspective view showing the parts along the threaded shank until the proper enof the bung hole closure separated but in their largement enters and fills the filling port or bung proper operative relation. hole, as shown in Figure 1, after which the shank The reference numerall indicates a portion of is rotated to bring the locking bar into binding 20 a metallic drum or barrel in which gasoline or engagement with the wall of the container across other fluid may be supplied in bulk. This tank the filling port. While the locking bar is loose or drum is shown as provided with a drain port p the threaded I k, the ut 12 is i 2 in which a faucet 3 is secured and also with a threaded engagement therewith and vis held filling port or bung hole 4 which may be closed againstrelative rotation by the side flanges of 25 by a filling plug or bung of suitable form. Acthe bar and consequently, when the shank is rocording to the present invention, there is protated, the nut will be caused to ride toward the vided a disk 5 having a circular enlargement or forward end of the shank and will thereby cla boss 6 on one face and similar, b t u the locking bar against the'inner surface of the boss I on its opposite face, thedisk and the bosses container; The outer nut l 3 is then easily turned 30 being coaxial, as clearly hown, When th d home against the closure so that the parts will vice is applied to a container, the boss I or the be fi y Secured in the pos o u trated in boss 6 is engaged in the filling port or bung hole, Figure 1. The Staple IT S then a ed with according as one of the other is of the proper h faucet and its handle and e pad ock 9 diameter to completely fill the port or hole. The S cured. The chain is should be lust long 35 disk is provided with a central opening 8 which enough to permit the s p ll to be e a d with has a, smooth bore and through which the threadthe faucet and its handle when the cranked end ed shank 9 may be inserted. There is also pro- M of the threaded shank is turned downwardly,

vided a locking plate Hl formed of a short secand in this position of the parts, the padlock I9 tion of channel bar having an opening I I theremay be moved up close against the bottom of through adjacent one end to accommodate the the faucet so that the faucet cannot be set in threaded shank, as will be understood upon refdraining position unless the person attempting to erence to Figure 1. Fitted upon the shank 9 and draw off the contents of the container has a key seating between the side flanges of the channeled to the padlock. I thus provide a very simple de- 45 looking bar It is a nut I2 which has threaded vice whereby unauthorized access to a container, engagement with the shank, as will be readily either through the outlet faucet 'or through the understood, and a second nut I3 is mounted upon filling port, will be positively prevented. the shank in threaded engagement therewith and Having thus described the invention, I claim:

is adapted to be turned home against the outer Locking mechanism for containers comprising 50 a. threaded shank, a closure mounted loosely upon the shank and adapted to fill the filling port of the container, a channeled locking bar mounted loosely upon the threaded shank within the con- 5 tainer, a nut having threaded engagement with the shank and held against relative rotation by the side flanges of the channeled locking bar whereby rotation of the shank will effect clamping of the bar against the inner surface of the container wall, and an outer nut mounted upon the shank and adapted to be turned home against the closure.

FRED WALKER, EL. 5.] 

